Lengthman
/ˈlɛŋkθmən; ˈlɛŋθ-/
noun (pl) -men
1.
a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
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noun 1. Nautical. the entire length of a vessel, measured from the foremost point of the bow to the aftermost point of the stern.
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[lengkth-weyz, length-, lenth-] /ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz, ˈlɛŋθ-, ˈlɛnθ-/ adverb, adjective 1. . /ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz; ˈlɛŋθ-/ adverb, adjective 1. in, according to, or along the direction of length 1590s, from length + -way, with adverbial genitive -s.
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[lengkth-wahyz, length-, lenth-] /ˈlɛŋkθˌwaɪz, ˈlɛŋθ-, ˈlɛnθ-/ adverb, adjective 1. in the direction of the . adv. 1570s, from length + wise (n.). As an adjective by 1871.
- Lengthy
[lengk-thee, leng-, len-] /ˈlɛŋk θi, ˈlɛŋ-, ˈlɛn-/ adjective, lengthier, lengthiest. 1. having or being of great ; very long: a lengthy journey. 2. tediously verbose; very long; too long: a lengthy speech. /ˈlɛŋkθɪ; ˈlɛŋθɪ/ adjective lengthier, lengthiest 1. of relatively great or tiresome extent or duration adj. 1759, American English, from length + -y (2). […]
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